Chapter 5

Skye's POV

After my talk with May I spent the rest of the day in my bunk only coming out for dinner because Fitz had made me my favourite as an apology for telling the team I was pregnant. After dinner I had talked to Simmons about everything I had been told and she had to help me when I had another panic attack. Simmons had agreed not to tell anyone what she knew, telling me that May had talked to her earlier and vaguely had told her why it was so important. I had decided to go to bed early that night even though the rest of the team was watching a movie. By the time I fall asleep though the movie had long finished and the rest of the team was in bed.

May's POV

It was four o'clock when I woke up for my Tai Chi session I usually let myself sleep a little later but, with everything that was happening sleep wasn't really working and Tai Chi was the next best thing. As I was walking past the bunks to go down to the cargo hold I heard crying coming from Skye's bunk. Wanting to see if she was alright I knocked on her door, when the only answer I got was louder sobbing I decided to just go in. When I opened the door I saw Skye lying on the bed curled up in a ball with tears rolling down her checks even though she was still sleeping. Walking over to the edge of her bed I leaned down and started to lightly shake her shoulder trying to wake her up without scaring her. Which didn't work she jumped up into a sitting position, her breath was coming in short and it looked like she was having trouble breathing. I was about to go and get Simmons when I realized she was having a panic attack. Sitting in front of her I tried to get her to focus on me and mirror my breathing it took a while but, she finally managed to get her breathing under control and calm down a little.

"Thank you" she said looking down at her hands taking deep breathes.

"Are you okay?" I ask because she still looks like she was about to burst in to tears. "Do you want to um…talk about it?" I ask awkwardly because this was a little out of my comfort zone.

"Do you really want to listen" she smirks picking up on my awkwardness.

"If you want to talk I will listen" I say sincerely, ignoring her sarcasm.

"Thanks for the offer but I'm alright" she says looking uncomfortable. "I didn't wake you did I?" she asks looking at the time.

"No, I was already up" she looks at me like I'm an alien with shock in her eyes.

"What the hell are you doing up this early?" She asks her eyes wide.

"Some people don't sleep until noon like you do" I joke which seems to surprise her.

"That was one time and we had been up all night chasing a ghost" she says defending herself. "but, seriously why are you up this early?" she asks and actually looks concerned.

"I couldn't sleep so I decide to have an early Tai Chi session" I tell her honestly. She nods as if she understands why I cant sleep. "Can I ask you something?" she nods again looking curious.

"Do you often have panic attacks?" I ask because the fact that she didn't seem freaked out by it concerned me.

"I used to have them a lot when I was younger but, they had stopped until…..recently" Knowing what she means by recently I get a little upset knowing I'm part of the reason she has started having them again. "How did you know what to do to help?" she asks.

"I used to have them when I was younger too" I tell her surprised at how open I'm being with her. She opens her mouth to say something but changes her mind and snaps it shut again. "What is it?" I ask her.

"Were you able to control them or…I don't know, calm yourself down" she asks "because the last few times its happened Ive gotten help from both you and Simmons and its…just" she looks down at her hands and fidgeting with them. I had never noticed how nervous she gets before now, although at this moment she looks more frustrated.

"Tai Chi" I tell "the breathing exercises helped me deal with it on my own" I explain when she looked at me confused. "I could show you if you want?" I ask nervous that she'll laugh at the offer.

"Id like that" she smiles.

Sky's POV

After hearing that Tai Chi had helped May with her panic attacks I really wanted to learn and was relived when she offered to teach me. We had gone down to the cargo bay and she began showing me how to do things that had made no sense at first but, I caught on pretty quick and was starting to feel more relaxed and less nervous about messing up in front of May. I hadn't realized how long we had been down their until I saw the camera flash and caught Simmons taking a picture of May and I. Agreeing to do Tai Chi with May again I headed up stairs to shower and change my clothes.

Coming back out of my bunk I bumped in to a shocked Ward, who was still in his pyjamas.

"And you say I sleep in late" I tell him shaking my head before turning and heading to the kitchen.